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About

The longbow was made out of a yew tree by Atreus' mother, who also taught him how to use it during their practice hunts. She made it larger than usual so he could grow into it. It's used alongside a quiver that holds the arrows.

During the journey, the Witch of the Woods gives the bow a magical string that can be imbued with the light of Alfheim to imbue its arrows with said light, which becomes useful in activating the Elves' light crystals to create solid light bridges. Much later, Sindri uses a tooth of the recently slain Hræzlyr to imbue the string with the Dragon's lightning power, which can also imbue its arrows with lightning to destroy blocking walls of crystallized World Tree sap. Atreus seems to enchant his arrows with spoken incantations that vary depending of the element he's using.

The bow can be continuously upgraded by the Dwarf smiths Brok and Sindri to increase the arrow shooting speed and the strength of the melee blows, and its quiver can also be upgraded to increase the amount of arrows it holds.

Besides shooting arrows, Atreus can use the bow as a blunt weapon when he gains confidence in battle, capable of knocking down, trampling and temporary holding his father's opponents. It's also the only weapon that can use Runic Summons. Besides assisting Kratos in combat, the Talon Bow's primary purpose is to distract the enemies.

Attacks

Nista: The regular non-elemental arrow shots that can build up the enemies' stun meter. This type of shot becomes obsolete and unavailable later in the game.

Ljösta: The light elemental arrow shots that can build up the enemies' stun meter much quicker. Further upgrading allows for large blasts of light that hurt nearby enemies.